Adoption Festival

An adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary Club introduced families to children who are available for adoption.

By Photos by Alysha Beck / For the Chronicle

on November 8, 2014 6:01 PM

Photo: Alysha Beck, For The Chronicle

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Everett Morrison, 7, plays in an inflatable obstacle course while his parents Brian and Leslie Morrison watch other children with Texas Child Protective Services at an adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Silverlake Clubhouse in Pearland, Texas. The Morrisons said they always wanted to adopt a child and are looking to find one or two siblings to raise with their two biological children. less

Everett Morrison, 7, plays in an inflatable obstacle course while his parents Brian and Leslie Morrison watch other children with Texas Child Protective Services at an adoption festival sponsored by the ... more

Matthew, 12, high fives Daphne McCadney with Texas Child Protective Services at an adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Silverlake Clubhouse in Pearland, Texas. Matthew and about 19 other children available for adoption were at the event along with prospective adoptive parents. less

Matthew, 12, high fives Daphne McCadney with Texas Child Protective Services at an adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Silverlake Clubhouse in Pearland, Texas. ... more

Cameron, 6, tosses a disc while playing with other children in Texas Child Protective Services at an adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Silverlake Clubhouse in Pearland, Texas. The event was part of National Adoption Month. less

Cameron, 6, tosses a disc while playing with other children in Texas Child Protective Services at an adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Silverlake Clubhouse in ... more

Photo: Alysha Beck, For The Chronicle

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Cierra, 15, paints a pig and butterfly on Elena Morrison, 5, at an adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Silverlake Clubhouse in Pearland, Texas. Morrison and her family came to the event looking to adopt a child in Child Protective Services. less

Cierra, 15, paints a pig and butterfly on Elena Morrison, 5, at an adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Silverlake Clubhouse in Pearland, Texas. Morrison and her ... more

Elena Morrison, 5, runs through an inflatable obstacle course followed by Cierra, 15, in Child Protective Services at an adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Silverlake Clubhouse in Pearland, Texas. Morrison and her family were looking to adopt a child in Child Protective Services. less

Elena Morrison, 5, runs through an inflatable obstacle course followed by Cierra, 15, in Child Protective Services at an adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the ... more

Christopher, 9, runs around an inflatable bounce house at an adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Silverlake Clubhouse in Pearland, Texas. He and about 19 other children available for adoption were at the event along with prospective adoptive parents. less

Christopher, 9, runs around an inflatable bounce house at an adoption festival sponsored by the Pearland Rotary on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Silverlake Clubhouse in Pearland, Texas. He and about 19 other ... more